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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bo•nan•za /bəˈnænzə, boʊ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -zas. - a source or period of great and sudden wealth or luck:a bonanza for lottery players.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bo•nan•za (bə nan′zə, bō-),USA pronunciation n. - Mininga rich mass of ore, as found in mining.
- a source of great and sudden wealth or luck;
a spectacular windfall:The play proved to be a bonanza for its lucky backers.
- Greek malakía softness (malak(ós) soft + -ia -ia)
- Spanish: literally, smooth sea (hence, good luck, rich vein of ore), nasalized variant of Medieval Latin bonacia, equivalent. to Latin bon(us) good + (mal)acia calm sea
- 1835–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bonanza /bəˈnænzə/ n - a source, usually sudden and unexpected, of luck or wealth
- US Canadian a mine or vein rich in ore
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish, literally: calm sea, hence, good luck, from Medieval Latin bonacia, from Latin bonus good + malacia dead calm, from Greek malakia softness |